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It was the most post-overtime penalty kicks Taylor Venenciano has seen in a soccer match, but there are those who have witnessed more than the 11 by each team in ‘Iolani’s 1-0 (9-8 PKs) state-tournament victory over Moanalua on Tuesday. The Raiders (11-3-1) finally edged Na Menehune (10-3-1) when Venenciano sealed it with a goal on the 22nd PK. Moanalua coach Nikki Dela Pena remembers a game in which there were 23 kicks by each side, and ‘Iolani coach Kristin […]

The Lancers have been close before. Last year, the girls soccer team from the Academy of the Sacred Hearts were also the broken hearts. An opening-round 4-1 win over Waianae at the state tournament was followed by a 3-2 loss to No. 1 seed Hawaii Prep. The BIIF champions went to capture their fourth-straight state title. It was the first appearance in the state tourney for the Lancers since 2008, when they lost in overtime to Campbell, 2-1. Then they […]

ILH champion Punahou and OIA champion Kalani are the top two seeds in the Queen’s Medical Center/HHSAA Boys Soccer State Championships beginning Monday. The Buffanblu finished 11-1 and gave up six goals in 12 ILH regular-season games. Punahou has won the last two state titles, including last year when it won as an unseeded team. Kalani is 12-0-1 entering the tournament after sweeping through the OIA playoffs, winning all three games by an identical 1-0 score. The Falcons have given […]